As part of an overall effort to revitalize the MIT Tech Square area, Biomed Realty Trust commissioned Arrowstreet to renovate the existing building at 325 Vassar Street into lab and office space with the goal of attracting life science and other high-tech tenants. A key part of the process was the design of a universal flex lab template for lab,…
An expansion of the acclaimed White Elephant resort in Nantucket included the design of eight new buildings, and the renovation of four existing buildings. The expansion added privately-owned vacation residences and a full-service spa, fitness center, meeting space, restaurant, and lounge to this classic island resort. The new shingle-style, gambrel-roofed buildings were carefully detailed to blend with the renovated existing…
Arrowstreet designed a new luxury resort for Mirbeau Inn & Spa situated on the Village Green in the award-winning mixed-use residential community of The Pinehills in Plymouth, Massachusetts— minutes away from the town center and the beach. The 50-room inn, bistro restaurant, and full-service spa is the second of Mirbeau’s resorts delivering the elegant comforts and residential feel of a…
In the center of Freeport, across the street from L.L.Bean’s flagship store, Arrowstreet designed a new, 120,000 SF retail center. It holds L.L.Bean’s famed Outlet Store, the new Nordica movie theater, and an underground, 550-car garage. The 40 new stores and brick-lined pedestrian plaza have been popular with shoppers since opening in 2009.
The owners of the world champion New England Patriots NFL team asked Arrowstreet to help them add four-season activity to the 450 acres around their stadium. As part of the new lifestyle center, Arrowstreet designed an 115,000-square-foot, 4-story, medical office facility for Partners HealthCare. The building provides height and density to create a diverse pedestrian-level experience. Employees and visitors benefit…
Located along the river walk in revitalized downtown Providence, this unique, urban shopping center dramatically bridges rail lines and the Woonasquatucket River. The size of the project, as well as the complexity and prominence of the site, made it a challenging design and construction undertaking. The 1.25-million-square-foot retail center features three anchor stores, including New England’s first Nordstrom, and two…
Arrowstreet was commissioned to design the renovation of warehouse space for Timberland Footwear design group’s corporate offices. An outdoor, woodsy environment contrasts with the high-tech and media-focused designer workstations. The “incubator” like atmosphere fosters a sense of creative and entrepreneurial spirit through its many shared spaces from open field meeting areas to interactive coffee bars, barn wood conference rooms, and…
When research firm Epizyme made the decision to move into Biomed Realty’s newly renovated 325 Vassar Street, Arrowstreet designed a custom tenant fit-out that enabled the space to be ready for the first phase of occupancy in less than two months. The facility includes “hot lab” space designed to handle low-level radioactive materials, a tissue culture suite, and office and…
Arrowstreet assisted with the repositioning of this four-story building for office and light lab uses. Renovations to public spaces and amenities included the exterior façade and lobby area. An updated streetscape added bike racks and a glass-paneled courtyard to the structure, part of a campus of three buildings recently acquired by BioMed Realty Trust. These renovations have imparted a new…
After transforming Freeport, Maine, with a master plan for an open-air flagship campus and completing three new retail buildings, Arrowstreet helped L.L.Bean roll out a number of stores across the country. Arrowstreet has assisted L.L.Bean with a range of services that guided each rollout from site selection to grand opening, including creating an all-new store prototype.